This Week’s BioBites: Stuffed with Thanksgiving goodness!

If you ate way too much Thanksgiving food, like I did, and you feel like you’re still lying around in a coma, you might be interested to know that the tryptophan actually ISN’T to blame. Want to know more?
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Dancing Scientists

You read that right. It’s a little bit scary and a little bit awesome. Many scientists recently participated in a contest to describe their work through dance. The scientists posted their videos on youtube, and a winner was chosen by a panel of both scientists and professional dancers. Here’s our personal [...]

You are what you eat… and what your grandma ate?

There are a lot of crazy diet fads out there, and sometime in the future, when the technology is right, maybe there will be another: get in a time machine and tell your grandmothers to eat healthier food while they were pregnant with your parents. That is, if it turns out that the obesity [...]

Jurassic Park, Designer Organs, and a Single-Celled Giant!

This week in science (as usual) is full of all kinds of cool stories and amazing discoveries! Scientists have managed to grow a new windpipe from stem cells, decode the genome of the mammoth, find the oldest family, and more!
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The secret life of cells

I’ll admit it, I’m biased. I think cells are pretty cool. But even if you don’t, you should really check out the video below. In spite of it’s scientific theme, it was produced by the kind of people who make things like Finding Nemo and Shrek, in addition to the ones in [...]

Brain Power = Longer Life?

Study up! Smart people have been shown to live longer.
I want more candy!
You’re lying, right?
My brain hurts!

This Week’s BioBites: Why do birds sing? (And other mysteries of life…)

One thing that fascinates many scientists is the question of behavior. Why do different species act the way that they do? And what about different individuals within species? Is it programmed in their genes? Is it programmed in their brains? Is it determined by their environment and social interactions? [...]

Welcome to Wednesdays!

You read that right folks! Biobites will now be posting not once, not twice, but three times a week! And just to keep it interesting during the mid-week slump, we’ll be mixing it up and posting all kinds of stuff. Basically whatever we feel like, as long as it’s science related. So [...]

Genetically engineered tomatoes are purple, contain antioxidants, not babies

This week, scientists from the UK have published a study describing how they genetically engineered a purple tomato enriched with antioxidants that could provide potent health benefits (see the links for a picture). This reminded me instantly of a paper I wrote back in college for a Science and Politics class about the irresponsibility [...]

A Historic Week!

This week in science can’t quite compare to the excitement in politics this week, but we’ll try by telling you a bit about the science of politics!
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